"Brough" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹʌf/ Forms: Broughs [plural]
Etymology: From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|burh||fortified place}} Old English burh (“fortified place”), {{doublet|en|borough|burgh|Bury}} Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Broughs}} Brough (countable and uncountable, plural Broughs)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7914).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England, Villages in Cumbria, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-qtePaTCE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 14 12 13 9 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 15 13 14 10 11 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 15 13 14 10 11 10 6
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1882).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Derbyshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Derbyshire, England, Villages in England Synonyms: Brough-on-Noe, Bruff [surname] Derived forms: Brough and Shatton, Brough-on-Humber, Brough-on-Noe, Brough with St Giles, Elloughton-cum-Brough
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  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town on the Humber estuary in Elloughton-cum-Brough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9426).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England Synonyms: Brough-on-Humber
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-83MJRenu
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Collingham parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8358).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-Xi041nTm
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2273).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Highland, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in Highland, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-N-JjnqEq
  6. (uncountable) A placename:
    A settlement on Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU5564).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-RJes2xMs
  7. (uncountable) A placename:
    A settlement next to Burravoe, Yell, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5179).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-eVwS2KKf
  8. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Brough-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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}

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